BTN.com staff, September 2, 2014
The latest AP and Coaches polls were released Tuesday, and there's a new Big Ten team pacing the conference in each. Michigan State (No. 7/No. 6), fresh off its emphatic opening win over Jacksonville State, jumped Ohio State (No. 8/No. 7). Nebraska (No. 19/No. 18) and Wisconsin (No. 18/No. 19) are the only other Big Ten teams ranked.
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| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 9/2/2014 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev Rank |
| 1 | Florida State (1-0) | 1456 (46) | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama (1-0) | 1317 (1) | 2 |
| 3 | Oregon (1-0) | 1314 (5) | 3 |
| 4 | Oklahoma (1-0) | 1283 (2) | 4 |
| 5 | Auburn (1-0) | 1186 | 6 |
| 6 | Georgia (1-0) | 1114 (2) | 12 |
| 7 | Michigan State (1-0) | 1093 | 8 |
| 8 | Ohio State (1-0) | 982 | 5 |
| 9 | Texas A&M (1-0) | 978 (2) | 21 |
| 10 | Baylor (1-0) | 962 | 10 |
| 11 | UCLA (1-0) | 944 | 7 |
| 12 | LSU (1-0) | 926 (1) | 13 |
| 13 | Stanford (1-0) | 886 | 11 |
| 14 | USC (1-0) | 729 | 15 |
| 15 | Ole Miss (1-0) | 525 | 18 |
| 16 | Notre Dame (1-0) | 519 | 17 |
| 17 | Arizona State (1-0) | 431 | 19 |
| 18 | Wisconsin (0-1) | 364 | 14 |
| 19 | Nebraska (1-0) | 352 | 22 |
| 20 | Kansas State (1-0) | 325 | 20 |
| 21 | North Carolina (1-0) | 196 | 23 |
| 21 | South Carolina (0-1) | 196 | 9 |
| 23 | Clemson (0-1) | 164 | 16 |
| 24 | Missouri (1-0) | 147 | 24 |
| 25 | Louisville (1-0) | 141 | NR |
Others: Texas (126) , Oklahoma State (94) , Duke (60) , Penn State (49) , Florida (49) , Mississippi State (49) , Michigan (38) , TCU (29) , Washington (27) , BYU (21) , Iowa (18) , Marshall (18) , Virginia Tech (17) , Tennessee (14) , Cincinnati (8) , West Virginia (7) , Texas Tech (7) , Rutgers (6) , Arizona (4) , North Dakota State (2) , Pittsburgh (1) , Louisiana (1)
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| Coaches' Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 9/2/2014 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev Rank |
| 1 | Florida State (1-0) | 1541 (57) | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama (1-0) | 1432 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma (1-0) | 1407 (2) | 3 |
| 4 | Oregon (1-0) | 1358 (2) | 4 |
| 5 | Auburn (1-0) | 1289 | 5 |
| 6 | Michigan State (1-0) | 1141 | 8 |
| 7 | Ohio State (1-0) | 1114 | 6 |
| 8 | Georgia (1-0) | 1108 (1) | 12 |
| 9 | Baylor (1-0) | 1018 | 10 |
| 10 | Stanford (1-0) | 999 | 11 |
| 11 | UCLA (1-0) | 964 | 7 |
| 12 | LSU (1-0) | 912 | 13 |
| 13 | Texas A&M (1-0) | 895 | 20 |
| 14 | USC (1-0) | 713 | 15 |
| 15 | Notre Dame (1-0) | 605 | 17 |
| 16 | Arizona State (1-0) | 502 | 18 |
| 17 | Ole Miss (1-0) | 438 | 19 |
| 18 | Nebraska (1-0) | 384 | 22 |
| 19 | Wisconsin (0-1) | 373 | 14 |
| 20 | Kansas State (1-0) | 370 | 21 |
| 21 | South Carolina (0-1) | 272 | 9 |
| 22 | Missouri (1-0) | 189 | NR |
| 23 | North Carolina (1-0) | 168 | 23 |
| 24 | Clemson (0-1) | 155 | 16 |
| 25 | Texas (1-0) | 150 | 24 |
Others: Oklahoma State (106) , Florida (84) , Louisville (73) , Mississippi State (72) , Michigan (59) , Washington (51) , Duke (47) , BYU (26) , Iowa (23) , TCU (23) , Minnesota (16) , Louisiana (13) , Virginia Tech (11) , Marshall (11) , West Virginia (7) , Cincinnati (7) , Arizona (6) , Oregon State (5) , Pittsburgh (2) , Rutgers (2) , Northern Illinois (2) , Texas Tech (2) , Colorado State (2) , Temple (1) , Memphis (1) , Boise State (1)
– See more at: http://bigtennetwork.stats.com/cfb/polls.asp#AP
